Personal Development Articles

Personal Development | By Peri Enkin @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 10:36 PM

If you are like most people you do not want to miss a thing. You sense there is much joy to be had in life and you want it. Of course you do! And yet there seems to be a shortage of hours in the day. It is not that we are incapable of fitting it all in. In fact, many of us run around crazily trying to cram in as much activity as possible. It is just that there are different parts of us vying for our time and attention. We are busy people. So how do we decide what to do and when to do it?... more...

Personal Development | By Daegan Smith @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 10:17 PM

An organization no matter how small or big it is calls for a leader. The leader on the other hand cannot just be someone. He has to be an effective leader, so to speak. Anyone can become a leader but only a few can exhibit effective leadership. Now there is a big gap of difference between these two terms. An organization cannot be suited to survive if no effective leadership is exuded by the head. In order for things to work out smoothly and effectively, there must be someone who can lea... more...

Personal Development | By Peri Enkin @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 7:52 PM

About a year ago I introduced a ritual writing day at the beach into my weekly schedule. With a desire to establish balance and to blend work with play I wanted to create a very specific kind of personal replenishment. With an increase in my work commitments I knew I needed to tune out from the activities of my daily life in a way that allowed me to deliberately tune in to the flow of energy I knew was available for me on the inside. And I wanted to do this repeatedly as an active meditation tha... more...

Personal Development | By Jennifer Stromsteen @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 3:09 PM

Keeping the memory in good condition is a vital part of the brain's function. In not only work, but all aspects of our lives, our actions greatly depend on a lot of information we retrieve from our memory bank. Such information can either be short term (such as specific tasks that we have to do) or long term (such as the ability to drive a car or repeat an instruction we read from a book). While long-term memory may come spontaneously without too much effort when the need arises, short-term... more...

Personal Development | By Court Tuttle @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 12:57 PM

You probably do not think much about getting freedom when you are starting your own Internet business, simply because you already have so much freedom when you are working in the online world. When you are trying to create your own business, however, you need to acquire several personal qualities that will provide you with a lot of freedom to do what you want to do. As you obtain these types of premium qualities, the increased amount of freedom will also help you to make money on the Internet.... more...

Personal Development | By Jennifer Stromsteen @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 5:07 AM

Are you old enough to remember the cartoon series featuring Wily Coyote and the Roadrunner? "Fast" brings back the image of the Roadrunner zooming past the obstacles laid out by Wily Coyote. Speed may allow you to arrive at your intended destination; but along the way, were you able to take note of the things that you may have missed while speeding along the fast lane? As in driving, zooming in fast does not give enough opportunity to see and enjoy the view. The same can b... more...

Personal Development | By Jennifer Stromsteen @ Tuesday, 1st July 2008 @ 4:45 AM

What have you been reading lately? When was the last time you read a book? Do you read daily? In a gathering, you can tell who the wide readers are. Wide readers think and speak well. They win the admiration, respect, and good opinion of others. Reading expands the mind. In fact, many people consider it as one of the more satisfying pleasures of humans, for it involves physical as well as mental activities. Reading is primarily a mental activity. After all, you read w... more...

Personal Development | By Peri Enkin @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 11:08 PM

There are so many parts to the self. Often we have aspects that seem to be direct opposites. The responsible self and the carefree one, the introverted, quiet self and the extraverted, expressive self, the strong and the vulnerable. None of the selves are better or worse than others although we often judge them so. While visiting the island of Santorini, in Greece - one of my most favorite places in the world - my friend; an artist, entertainer and visionary decided to take the name Apoll... more...

Personal Development | By Peri Enkin @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 10:58 PM

False ideas about ourselves, when unexamined, undermine our happiness. They keep us from creating fulfilling relationships and satisfying careers. Without knowing what is happening we live within the constraints that surrounded us when we were children. And outgrowing our original conditioning; stepping beyond these early limitations to embrace our futures with enthusiasm -- well these are some of the greatest challenges we all face. Anyone who wants to take charge of their own life must... more...

Personal Development | By Adam Khoo @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 10:43 PM

Here are 7 steps of communication, if applied, will allow you to develop your communication skills that can make you a master communicator. Communication can be likened to a step by step process of checking if you really understand another person from your point of view. First, you need to listen and observe for the level of importance of this topic to the person you are speaking to and calibrate to that person's level of interest. Calibration is so important when com... more...

Personal Development | By Peri Enkin @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 7:32 PM

The journey from where we are to where we want to be does not have to be arduous or riddled with stress. In fact it can be a gentle expansion into more of everything we want for ourselves and even more that we have not even thought about yet. Are you ready to move rapidly forward in your life? Are you ready to reach for your dreams with conviction and commitment so that they really happen for you? Are you ready to be, do and have those things you have always hoped for but often wondered ... more...

Personal Development | By Stephen Campbell @ Monday, 30th June 2008 @ 1:50 AM

Anger management techniques are put in place to encourage individuals to work on their anger. Anger management programs are generally educational in nature and help the victim to take control of their emotions. The truth of the matter is that when you get angry, you give your emotions charge over you. You have to remember that anger ups your blood pressure levels. You can actually suffer a stroke if you persist in getting angry most of the time. If you will not control your anger for the ... more...

Personal Development | By Amy Nutt @ Sunday, 29th June 2008 @ 12:07 AM

If you do not speak English well and you must travel to an English-speaking country, it is important to know certain phrases that can make your travel easier on your. However, simply knowing them is not going to help if you don't know what they mean. You have to know what they mean in order to know what situations to use them in. If you use the wrong phrase in the wrong situation, then that could be a socially embarrassing situation. So below are 10 English phrases that you can use ... more...

Personal Development | By Koz Huseyin @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 10:14 AM

Do you have a big goal? Have you been trying for so long on this goal that it still has not manifest in your life? What could you be doing wrong you might wonder. And you may also wonder if there is a solution. There are a few, and this article will help you kick start that goal to reality. In this article, you will find: * Goal Setting Tips - Why? * Goal Setting Tips - Time! * Goal Setting Tips - Do You Know? * Goal Setting Tips - Why? You have a goal, and that is good... more...

Personal Development | By Koz Huseyin @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 9:58 AM

It seems like every personal development coach has something to say about goal setting. It seems as though every seminar you attend, some goal setting seems to be sprinkled in to the day. So, why is goal setting so important, and why does it work? We start life with high hopes. We all do. However, at the end, only a handful will look upon there lives with contentment. So few realize an amazing life, because of feelings of being limited. These feelings of being limited are a big concern.more...

Personal Development | By Alisha Dhamani @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 2:36 PM

Problem solving in business isn't just for times of change or crisis; it's an essential skill that can prevent problems and promote continual improvement of the organization. Make problem solving a standard part of employee training, so your staff will be skilled in spotting potential problems, and already know to address any issues that arise. Problem solving is the process of taking corrective action in order to meet objectives. Some of the more effective decisions involve cr... more...

Personal Development | By Daegan Smith @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 1:07 PM

The term motivation is not at all strange to all of us. In fact, in every endeavor that one ventures into, the idea of motivation always tags alongside it. Motivation is literally that thing known as the extreme desire to fulfill something. But before motivation must be exercised, it is important that there is a vivid plan regarding what is to be done, how it is to be done, and what kind of result is expected to turn out. There may be a lot of things that you wish to accomplish. But then... more...

Personal Development | By Cash Miller @ Friday, 27th June 2008 @ 1:56 AM

Many small businesses today were begun or continued because of an opportunity. Businesses are often inherited or started without really being thought out. Some businesses become hugely successful while others will fail miserably and some will just putter along in mediocrity. Often the reason for each of these situations is due to education. In the case of the wildly successful business that person has an education. But we're not talking about some formal Ivy League school they might ... more...

Personal Development | By Susie Cortright @ Wednesday, 25th June 2008 @ 10:38 PM

Although these days I live a simple life out of choice, there have been times when I lived it out of necessity. My husband and I have both created businesses that encompass only what we love to do, and, over the years, we have discovered that this type of lifestyle can, at times, make you poor. It was during one of those times that we discovered our needs are small - tiny, even. When Ty and I were first married, we rented a teeny tiny run-down house in a teeny tiny run-down town, thirty o... more...

Personal Development | By Stephen Campbell @ Wednesday, 25th June 2008 @ 9:13 PM

Positive thinking is an avenue utilized by lots of individuals in the world over for many different reasons. It is a way of using the mind and its creative thinking to allow positive thoughts, dreams, ideas, goals and other notions to drift through your mind, allowing for a greater comprehension and acceptance of these things. By practicing higher order thinking skills, you are opening yourself up to experiencing good and beneficial results in your life. You will begin to see the good in situati... more...